Sunday drive



Yep. Today was one of those Sundays.

Our friend Norto wanted to dust the cobwebs off his boat and stretch its legs so being the good friends that we are, we kindly offered to stretch our legs on his boat.

We put the boat in the water just north of the city and headed east along the upper Swan. We had no agenda or destination. We were just going for a Sunday drive.

The narrow channels of the upper swan with its swampy banks and smooth dark waters are a different sight to the white sand and turquoise waters of its delta to the west. Fishing boats replace yachts. Old farm houses replace mansions. Tall yellow grasses replace manicured lawns. Lonely fisherman replace groups of cyclists. And the sound of the wind replaces the zoom of cars. It is nothing short of charming.

And if it wasn’t already charming enough, the banks of the upper swan are scattered with wineries. We stopped off at one of these wineries – waters edge. Waters Edge is home to WA’s oldest underground cellar - also Australia’s second oldest underground cellar

Life on the Swan in the 1850's...

And in 2010...



As they said above, it's just as it was over 160 years ago.

waters edge cellar

waters edge from the jetty

 a vineyard on the banks

 a Shag and its chick

welcomed clouds on a hot day